All news by author: Vassia Barba

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Girl, 1, dies after being left in hot car during day when temperatures hit 36C
Ra’Miyah Worthington, a one-year-old girl, died after she was picked up with a car owned by her nursery in Omaha, Nebraska, and forgotten in the car during the day
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Timescale for how long Hurricane Hilary set to last as huge storm causes chaos
The effect of Tropical Storm Hilary's remnants, including rainfall, flooding, and other impacts, is expected to continue through Monday as intense flooding hit California and Mexico
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Owner of 'miracle house' still standing after wildfires shares how it survived
A property in Lahaina on Maui, Hawaii, can be seen in pictures standing nearly intact amid the charred remains of the otherwise destroyed town. The owner, Dora Atwater Millikin, has now spoken out
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Multiple people trapped in cars as woman stranded for hours during fierce storm
Rescue operations from floodwaters are carrying on amid Tropical Storm Hilary with a woman in Cathedral City, California, being stranded in her car yelling for help for hours
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Tropical Storm Hilary causes chaos as huge boulder crashes onto busy road
Road closures due to rock slides caused massive traffic jams on the streets of southern California and the Baja California peninsula in Mexico amid Tropical Storm Hilary
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Dementia risk could be raised by eating and drinking common ingredient
The consumption of aspartame, found in a lot of foods including artificially sweetened drinks like diet soda, can be harmful to the brain and increase the risk of dementia
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Girl, 9, dies from lice infection as mum and grandma charged with her murder
Sandra Kraykovich and her mother, Elizabeth, were charged after a 9-year-old girl died of severe lice infestation that was left untreated, as well as malnutrition in Tucson, Arizona
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Sex-crazed woman throttled her lover during sex then hacked his head off
Taylor Schabusiness killed her lover, Shad Thyrion, in February 2022 by choking him to death while they were having sex, then carried on while dismembering him
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More than 1,000 unaccounted for as Hawaii wildfires death toll rises to 114
The tragic death toll after the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii has reached 114, while over 1,000 people are still unaccounted for and only 60% of the area has been searched
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Miserable 50 years Lolita the whale spent performing at Miami Seaquarium
Lolita, Tokitae or Toki, the whale held and performing at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970, has died only months before she would be released to her home waters back in the ocean
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Daycare worker caught on camera abusing girl, 7
Niya Jones was terrified when she noticed bruises on her daughter's arms after picking her up from Morning Starr Childcare Center at District Heights in Maryland
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'World's loneliest whale' dies just before release after 50 years captivity
Lolita, once deemed the 'world's loneliest' orca whale had been performing at the Miami Seaquarium for over 50 years. She died Friday, August 18, just as she was about to be released
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Mother recounts horror of seeing her son's charred remains after brutal blaze
Luz Vargas and her family manically rushed into the burning Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii, to try and rescue her 15-year-old adoptive son, Kenyero Fuentes, but sadly, they couldn't make it
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'Asked to pay $21,000 fees to rent one-bedroom apartment, it should be illegal'
A woman who thought she found her dream apartment was stunned when she was told how much she had to pay in extra frees. Piper Phillips was stunned shared her experience of TikTok
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Terrified passengers think 'It's going to go down!' as flames shoot from plane
Passengers aboard Southwest Airlines Flight #307 from Houston's Hobby Airport to Cancun watched terrified as flames were shooting from the plane's engine on Tuesday, August 15
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Suspect in gruesome murder of crypto king 'always hated on anyone who had money'
A close friend of Christian Peev, grieving his devastating loss, has told the Mirror that the alleged murderer always hated anyone who has money and was envious of Chris because he partnered with someone he didn't like
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Woman with incurable boil-like bumps all over her body shares her struggles
Selina Ferragamo, a 28-year-old woman from New York was diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa, a rare inflammatory skin condition causing her painful and boil-like spots
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Chilling last wish of diver before 18ft shark bit his head off in violent attack
Before Randy Fry's head was ripped apart from his body by a shark while diving off Fort Bragg in California, he had said that if he had to go, he "wanted it to be in the water"
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Crypto king helped bartender make money - before being 'murdered by him'
Investigators believe Christian Peev, an American who built a fortune off of investments in cryptocurrency, had helped his alleged killer, Vesco Valchinov, make money before being killed in Sofia, Bulgaria
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Police share murder weapon used on crypto king found flushed down toilet
The alleged murderer of Christian Peev, Vesco Valchinov, is accused of beating his victim to death with a dumbbell before chopping up his body and flushing the parts down a toilet in Sofia, Bulgaria
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'Magic' dog survives being blasted in head with shotgun and finds forever home
Magic, a 10-month-old German Shepherd dog, was most likely looking up to his shooter when they shot him in the head. Miraculously, the puppy survived and has now found a family
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Man and dog burn to death side-by-side after hero uses own body as human shield
Franklin Trejos' remains were found covering his friend Geoff Bogar's dog, a golden retriever named Sam, whom he had tried to save from the deadly fires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
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Woman horrified to find live parasitic worm wriggling around in pack of salmon
A TikTok user named Rachel Lyn, with the username @msrachellyn uploaded a video showing what looks like a worm wriggling about inside a $32 box of packaged salmon
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Woman 'doused herself in Mountain Dew to erase DNA of murdered roommate, 79'
Nichole Maks, 35, was arrested for allegedly killing her 79-year-old roommate, Michael Cerasoli at the home they shared in Daytona Beach, Florida, and then trying to tamper with evidence
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Boy, 3, falls off boat and dies after being struck by propeller on family trip
Walter Enslin Greer, from Salt Lake City, fell from a boat where he was with his family and died as he was hit by the propeller at the Echo State Park Reservoir in Utah